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The Skin I Live In (2011) | Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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The Skin I Live In

Movie2011·120 min

The Skin I Live In

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Drama Horror Mystery Thriller

A drama horror film directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

About The Skin I Live In

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Unsettling
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, obsession, medicine science, spain, isolated dwelling, strangers forced together, villain protagonist, genius prodigy, nonlinear flashback, revenge quest, hidden identity, genetic bio, body horror

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Details

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Language: Spanish

Cast

Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes

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How The Skin I Live In Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

2010s movies

Top 8%

Drama movies

Top 10%

2010s Drama movies

Top 7%

Pedro Almodóvar filmsTop 16%

Top 10% All movies.

the vibe

The Skin I Live In Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriousintimatehaunting

stylized

unsettling

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackrevenge questhidden identityisolation lonelinessobsessionvillain protagonistgenius prodigystrangers forced togethermedicine sciencegenetic biobody horrorspainisolated dwelling

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

stylizedstyled